Tag: Court of Justice of the European Union (ECJ)

• Wednesday, December 20th 2017 - 09:30 UTC

  EU support for Falklands at the UN in doubt, warns ex UK ambassador

  

  The European Union will refuse to back Britain in United Nations votes over the Falkland Islands after Brexit, a former ambassador has suggested. Other countries regarded the UK’s loss of influence since the Leave vote “as a shark would regard blood in the water”, Lord Hannay told a parliamentary inquiry.

• Friday, July 21st 2017 - 08:49 UTC

  Brexit second round with EU ends with “fundamental disagreements”

  

  The second round of Brexit talks has ended with “fundamental” disagreements remaining between Britain and the European Union on citizens’ rights and a stand-off over the so-called “divorce bill”.

• Thursday, May 11th 2017 - 10:17 UTC

  Milestone ruling in Europe: parents of EU children have the right to residence

  

  Non-EU citizens may have the right to residence in the EU if their children are EU citizens, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled. The case refers to a woman from Venezuela who had a child with a Dutch citizen from whom she has since legally separated. She was denied social welfare and child benefit payments by Dutch authorities.

• Thursday, May 15th 2014 - 07:04 UTC

  European Court rules in favor of the 'right to be forgotten'

  

  Internet companies can be made to remove irrelevant or excessive personal information from search engine results, Europe’s top court ruled in a case pitting privacy campaigners against Google.